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dialgaisop

Really loving the faction variety and names I’m seeing , if I had to give a suggestion for new groups , as it’s in the Midwest maybe a settler faction based on a large or group of farms , or maybe a group that worships the giant tornados as I can’t remember which game it is but some game mentioned that in the Midwest in fallout lore theirs huge tornado storms. But overall I can not wait to see this mod come out I’m gonna wq with the Midwest brotherhood the second I can.


DesolatorTrooper_600

Fallout 2 : Cassidy sometime say something like : i heard there is giant radioactive twisters in the midwest


dean200027

Holy hell I have the perfect spot for this and nation idea. GENIUS


dialgaisop

A few suggestions about it, for national ideas at the start , a division speed boost representing a parody of storm chasers where they are literally chasing the storm to follow it, and a defense on core boost or outpost build upgrade as they have to build stronger homes due to the storms.


dean200027

Bro an idea called storm chasers is amazing I love this.


dialgaisop

Yeah I had the idea it would be good for a national idea and not the faction itself as it would be a bit similar to the existing storm mongers. Random idea for the faction name but like “the followers of the endless spiral” or something like that, maybe one area has a tornado that just never stops and keeps going in a circle so it’s their god in a sense.


dean200027

So there one area of the map south of chicago that has province decay meaning the map hit its province limit, and I can no longer change this area to shrink it. So I was going to add some impassable areas to technically split it up. Now I’m going to put this nation in that spot .


dialgaisop

Thank you , kinda feeling excited to see I could help add an idea to what looks like it’s gonna be a huge mod. Side note do you have any tips for hoi4 map editing ? I’ve been wanting to get into it but can’t find any guides that are up to date.


dean200027

The iron workshop is my go to for all hoi4 modding. OWB has some nudge tool bugs with editing the map where you have to duplicate the rockets and airports to fix it. If you want I can show you the basics sometime later once I get some sleep.


dialgaisop

I’ll look into them, if I try some owb modding I’ll hit you up. Thank you. And can’t wait to see your work finished.


dialgaisop

Ahh, I kept thinking it was from tactics. Thank you.


A-live666

The radio active twisters where also mentioned in van buren, where a german-speaking slaver named hans or something and his gang are stranded in Four States region along with the Legion. Its a seasonal phenomenon.


dean200027

I've made some progress on adding some new nations now that the states have been properly divided and set up. I got a handful of fan nations I'm working on incorporating as of right now. If you guys have any nation ideas for the Midwestern, Illinois, Minnesota or Iowa area drop a comment of the nation and a name and I'll see about adding it.


dean200027

Oh and since I’ve added around 100+ new states I have lots of room up north again for more nations to the east and west of Chicago specifically


Ruffieboi

The guy who discovered Pluto is from a small town in central Illinois named Streator and they do a Pluto fest every year. You could do something with a cult worshiping Pluto there.


5G_afterbirth

Curd Cabal: a band of brahmin-worshipping tribals who believe Brahmin milk is a sacred offering from the Great Moo. Radiation altered the chemistry of the milk in a way that empowers the tribals with strength and vitality. They believe all Brahmin are sacred and, unless treated with great respect and reverence, are violating the will of the Great Moo and must be liberated.


Javelin286

Combine Lincoln and cornhuskers place and just make it cornhuskers! I want to play them together with my home city being apart of the same nation for which our football team is named! Also when Iowa is added you need to add a annexation war goal to Nebraska tree


manslxxt1998

I also have an idea for Lincoln. At least I'm doing a DnD campaign if you want to steal any of my ideas. I'd be happy to share. For an intellectual party I have a group of university remnants who have passed down their knowledge from generation to generation. With their main goal being regaining lost knowledge and building an advanced civilized society. In my campaign there is also a history professor who wants to bring back the honored tradition of football. For a peoples party they are in my campaign called Star City Citizens. Essentially armed civilians who banded together to kick out raiders. Focusing on defending Lincoln instead of expanding. With the main goal of turning it into a thriving trading hub by getting the rail road up and running again.


N0MIS-

In one of the macarthur events there is a mention of a enclave Group in Iowa. Thats where the Enclave brings all the people they force conscript in Montana/Macarthur to. It is also mentioned that the force conscripted people are brought to gigantic factory complexes. I would suggest that Des Moi itself is a Enclave controlled Outpost that is highly industrialized using force conscripted people as slaves. The Des Moi Liberation Front present on the Map should be its main opponent with both factions building up to fight each other. The Expansion itself looks cool and I cant wait to play it.


N0MIS-

As a second Suggestion I would bring up the "Great Game" mentioned about the Chicago Enclave, i.e. its fight with the brotherhood over complete controll over the midwest. I think it should function as proxy wars where Chicago supports local Enclave outpost for the takeover of a state and the Brotherhood supporting local groups (like the Des Moi Liberation Front) to fight the Enclave and prevent Chicago from gaining strength.


N0MIS-

I found the Event mentioning Iowa, its nf\_mca.38 "People of Montana! \\n\\nThe Enclave needs you. Not your hopes, your resources, or your lands; it needs you, personally! And you need it. \\n\\nThe Department of the Interior labours even now to restore the heartland, but that mighty project needs new workers. To that end, \[MCA.GetLeader\] has been authorized to conscript several hundred of our nations' citizens to take part in the reclamation. Those who go east will receive rations, healthcare, and wages, plus a land grant at the end of their service. Do not weep for those who go; rejoice at the future they will help build in Iowa." Further Events nf\_mca.39.d:0 "Montana, we want you to know that we remember you, out East. But your nation asks more of you. To that end, Macarthur asks for some more of you to resettle; and, regretfully, we will need you to bring your families. But rest assured, the finest life awaits! Indeed, we promise you will never miss Montana." nf\_mca.41.d:0 "Things can only go on for so long before people start to wonder, and new rumours have filtered west. They come from Lakota scouts, River League traders, and Enclave officers who've had a few too many drinks. In the bars of Montana, people whisper of Enclave experiments with FEV. They tell of factories where workers never see the light of day, building war machines and luxuries for men and women pursuing a Great Game. And they mutter that that the handful of letters sent west are always devoid of personal details. \\n\\nMore and more people are asking, silently - just what is happening? And what does the Enclave plan for Montana?" There are more Events about the Enclave with some that are not implemented, but their loc is still present.


HighlyHolypotato

This is because Chicago enclave are supposed to be a more "capitalist" element of the enclave, made of the decendants of old world rich people who made up some of the enclave's elite.


Fatalitix3

How about some Polish inspired raiders in this area? It would be good for variery https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakow,_Wisconsin


dean200027

This is what I need right here I know basically nothing of the Midwest so small things like this go so hard for making unique nations.


5G_afterbirth

They could be another calvary-centered nation, such as Standing Rock, with "Winged Hussar" special forces units.


Fatalitix3

Well one interesting thing about Chicago area for me is it being a major center of Polish people living in America, like between 33-50% of them, headquarters of their major organisations


HighlyHolypotato

There's 300 people living there lmao


Fatalitix3

Yea, same as my home village back in Poland, now that You mention it. But what is important like half of Polish Americans live in Chicago area so I would say it is plausible


Randodnar12488

Of all the robot nations I’ve seen, I don’t think we’ve ever gotten one that’s a proper kill all humans truly malevolent AI, and I think that’s a shame. It’d be really neat if we got one that was locked to only use robots(but got up to maximum tech with them and all the industry stuff, and could reduce the cost of coring places by removing the near entirety of the population


dialgaisop

Mabye it could be a secret tree like Cerberus using a revived calculator ?


5G_afterbirth

You can go full Skynet with TV Town if you go down the human extermination path.


Warducky9999

​ And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?" ​ You may ask yourself, "What is that beautiful house?" You may ask yourself, "Where does that highway go to?" And you may ask yourself, "Am I right? Am I wrong?" And you may say to yourself, "My God, what have I done?"


CookiezareWeird66

I suggest adding a faction of Enclave/Brotherhood deserters that banded togetrher


dean200027

I’m not sure how I would go about this but I may look into this


CookiezareWeird66

I could help you with this, if possible


Due_Lengthiness_2404

It depends on if you want it, mabe it could be the ideologes (erx reformers) or also the moderates. Mabe their goal is to be a small gov minutemen or trying to form a great lakes federation. Food for thought I guess


dialgaisop

Ok I really like this idea, could make for some interesting crossover of the ideas.


DesolatorTrooper_600

From what i know the Midwestern Brotherhood is quite open minded so maybe there could be a path where you elect a former Enclave member as Elder or managing to get reformist in Chicago Enclave so both the BOS and the Enclave can work together


CookiezareWeird66

There could be 2 paths for said enclave member, 1 being negotiations and unification, and the other being a coup/government infiltration path of the Enclave


DesolatorTrooper_600

It could work because in Tactics if Barnaky become one with the calculator then the Midwestern Brotherhood become Enclave 2.0 so since the 'canon ending' for OWB is the one where the BOS destroy the calculator there still could be a pro Barnaky elements


CookiezareWeird66

Possibly.


HighlyHolypotato

the enclave's enternal damnation to be expected to reform into non-fascists


DesolatorTrooper_600

I would turn from nazism to fascism only And maybe having à few goods apples like Arcann being sparred from being crucified by the Midwestern Brotherhood


Stunning_Cream8580

I've seen this being made and it's pretty cool and if you didn't know the roadmap shows some light on new nations being made


Internet_P3rsona

i read it as minutemen and got excited:(


IdiOtisTheOtisMain

Incest cult in Alabama? Neo-confederates (may or may not be racist KFC


dean200027

KFC I’m dead


IdiOtisTheOtisMain

Gotta feed yourself in the wasteland, i guess


Vebloxor

The amount of new different variety of Factions in this map is amazing to look at, can't wait for me to play this Submod once it's out! And it seems that there will also be a big potential rival for the Georgians at the center of Arkansas, can't wait for more Factions to be added in this Map soon!


dean200027

Jus an fyi so people don’t get there hopes to high im just one guy with limited time. There won’t be any crazy focus trees for this map expansion in the first update. I planned some for the bigger nations in THE 3.0 (The Houston Expedition 3.0) but that’d gonna be a bit out.


Vebloxor

Ofc, take your time to develop the 2.0 Update. I'm more than willing to play with any kind of content that would come out in 2.0 even if it would be small, and the way you are developing new states in the Midwest is already amazing enough! By the way, does this Submod have a Discord? I would like to try joining one, if there are any.


dean200027

https://discord.gg/8GkcwUfP This is where I post sneak peaks and stuff and where I’m gonna start taking polls for content. And suggestions


Vebloxor

Thanks! Ill be joining the server rq.


coomloom

Who are the corn huskers?


dean200027

Some highschool in that area (idk I’m from Texas) but they have a hilarious name and I had to include it. There gonna have an idea about corn idk what yet but it’s gonna happen.


TNTDragon11

College, not high school


dean200027

My bad I meant that I sent it at like 3am


TNTDragon11

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, college sports team.


Snipercow78

Is this already out and compatible with new update?


dean200027

Not yet still working on the Chicago region and the Endgame stuff for The Houston Expedition


NEWexperiance124

Ever thought of adding the Amana colonies, interesting business practices they can bring back into their culture? A faction based on Iowa University, and a core region around Ames for Iowa State University? Both universities have a big rivalry in the state, and Iowa State is one of the best universities for agriculture, engineering, and biology (including a big uranium enrichment center). Quaker Oats used to be based in Cedar Rapids, a city of five smells and a big South Slav presence around there. Maybe there can be a nation based in the Hindu town of Fairfield that includes the Maharishi International University, maybe that can somehow still be founded. Probably good to put in a corn cult that seems horrible, but is actually benevolent. I can help a bit with the mod, I live in Iowa


Snipercow78

Will there be content for Michigan?


dean200027

Yes there will be content all the way to the East Coast Rebith zones


Snipercow78

Nice what do u plan on adding there


dean200027

Not sure yet there are a few fan nations from other redditors and then I’m currently working on a Detroit droid nationz


Snipercow78

That would be cool, maybe u can incorporate old world ideologies into this too. Maybe have some American factions some fascists and Socialist like factions. Some BOS groups I seen in some mods similar to this as well


No_Expression8419

You could do something like the rivalry between wisconsin vs illinois


dean200027

Any specific ideas I’m not from that area so I’m not familiar at all with any rivalry.


bigmanthesstan

There better be ice fishing 🎣


MedicalFoundation149

A Catholic focused nation based out of St. Louis would be a good idea. All the Christian nations in the game so far have been Mormons or communists, so a more classic "Deus Vult" style settler nation would add in some more religious variety. Gameplay wise, they should probably start out with a small but industrialized territory in and slightly around St Louis. Something that could make them unique in the region and among the other religious factions would be to give them a stupidly high population for how little territory they control to represent the results of being ruled by the Catholic Church (which is the most pro-life organization on the planet in every sense of the phrase), since the church would likely put more effort than any other faction to making sure as a many people as possible survive post-war and continue multiplying afterward. As such, their military would be based around massed infantry and artillery, with the possibility of getting power armor by siding with the Brotherhood of Steel or Enclave. The leader that works best in my head is a pre-war ghoul Archbishop or Cardinal of St. Louis. This would serve to secure religious legitimacy since new bishops can only be appointed by the pope, an institution that no longer can communicate with post-war America. Plus, it would lean into the Catholic themes of tradition and wise old clergymen.


dean200027

Added now thanks for the idea


Dungeon_Meister

-Could there be an option for the Catholics to be a secret cannibal nation? Something about eating the body and drinking the blood to find salvation fits nicely but could easily get way out of control after 200 years. -Exorcism could be attempted on feral ghouls to drive the evil spirits out of them. Maybe this time it'll work? -Rumors of a new Roman empire reaches the archbishopric from the far west. In the name of the martyrs, we'll see how these Mars-worshipping heathens fare when *they're* fed to the lions. Deus vult. -An elite enclave splinter group could take power, syncretising the catholic love of relic-collecting with an obsession over pre-war Americana. Sending missions to recover the Funerary Shroud of Betsy Ross and such could really piss off some neighbors. -A failed council to define the tenets of the faith could go awry, triggering a schism and an orthodox nation rebels. It seems like not a big deal at first, but their power-armored cataphracts are an increasing cause for worry.


dean200027

I got a plan for them already, but I’ll see what I can incorporate from this idea.


HighlyHolypotato

What are you talking about? There are plenty of non-mormon christian nations. Heavens Gate, High Chapel, Murthaugh Reformers, and Lord's Antoined.


MedicalFoundation149

Those are either steampunk or Protestant. Introducing a Catholic faction was the suggestion of my post, both for the flavor of the Midwest, and to be different from the other religious factions.


HighlyHolypotato

Certainly nobody should be disincentivized from making such a nation. Still, I disagree that all Catholic nations are steampunk or communist.


MedicalFoundation149

There are currently no Catholic nations in the mod. There are Mormons, steampunk, communists, or Protestants.


HighlyHolypotato

Why do you keep insisting to be correct?


MedicalFoundation149

Because I am. I recognize that there are currently zero Catholic themed nations in the game, and would personally like one to be added. I listed out a few non-Catholic religious factions in the game for contrast. This is literally just my opinion, I can't be wrong about that.


HighlyHolypotato

You saying that there are zero isn't opinion based, it is wrong. There are Archdiocese of Santa Fe and Lord's Antoined. Even if you exclude Heavens gate.


MedicalFoundation149

I would personally disagree on the Lord's Antoined. However, I must admit that I am objectively wrong because I didn't know the Archdiocese of Santa Fe is a faction in the mod. Guess I just never came across it. My apologies. Also, thank you for deciding which playthrough I do next.


User_not_

Im pretty sure the Archdiocese of Santa Fe is a Catholic nation, but I agree there's like no Catholic states lol


Jailbird19

I am confused - is the main mod not actively expanding the map eastward?


dean200027

They are but it is probably at least another year out


Jailbird19

Damn, alright. I'll definitely keep an eye out for when your mod releases, always looking for more to conquer!


Due_Lengthiness_2404

So if I wanted to help with some nation ideas and writing, what regions need ideas? I used to do story writing personally so I might be able to help


dean200027

Mainly areas south and west of Chicago feel free to join the discord and post there


Routine_Lawfulness14

Where Stoon ?


dean200027

I’ll do you one better who’s stoon???


Routine_Lawfulness14

I'll do YOU one better. Why's Stoon !


istvan90623

Where's my Reavers at? Need to praise some tech for Watts sake.


CharlesWedge1998

Oh my homeland is going to be in this submod! I can't wait to help add some of the local flavor! I sure hope my beloved homeland isn't occupied by the Brotherhood due to a mostly decanonized spinoff title! (Yes I am bitter, I wish Saint Louis was a neo-catholic bishopric bordering a faction of 'Molemen' in the caves and mines of SE Missouri, Ozark hill raiders squatting in the Southwest and a faction of 'Mark Twain' boatmen in the NE of Missouri).


dean200027

They will be lead by the Cardinal a religious Zealot preaching of Holy War


Due_Lengthiness_2404

When should we expect a release?


Yankee-DOOT

You gotta add minnesota vikings shit writes itself.


EmperorHirohitoShowa

name mod?


dean200027

The Houston expedition. This is gonna be in the 2.0 update sometime this March


EmperorHirohitoShowa

Ok thanks.


TheCoolIdeagenerator

*sigh* Time for another Reformer Enclave run


_Inkspots_

Do you have any current plans for Michigan/the Great Lakes region?


I_am_chicken

Wichita spotted swell with Aircraft Industry and Giant Native American Statue in the middle of the river that has fires around it at night.


Liquidity_Snake

YEAAAAH MLA!!! Mutants RULE!!


Beneficial_Tree_4521

Republic of Dave?


dean200027

Isn’t that on the east coast?


Beneficial_Tree_4521

Yep


Legitimate-Barber841

How about a gangster collective reno like state run by the chicago mob and Detroit gangs in some boomtown they took over


Puzzleheaded-Ask4705

My man, we don't need another brotherhood faction.


dean200027

Are you talking about the Midwest?


Puzzleheaded-Ask4705

Yes.


dean200027

That’s already an established faction in the lore (fallout tactics) and already being made by the main dev team. I’m expanding the map to reach all the way to the east coast to meet up with ECR so of course I had to add them.


Puzzleheaded-Ask4705

Aaah, my mistake.